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The Last Unicorn

Synopsis

There's Magic in Believing!

From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Watched this on Blu-Ray with my little princesses. Artwork was not very impressive.....then again does anything compare to Disney hand drawn animation? Story line is decent...voice work is fine...but the artwork and the very dated music hinders this movie. From my kid's eyes...the 4 year kept getting scared...the 7 year old cried at the end. Two star rating from me...3 star rating from 4 year old and 4 star rating from 7 year old....which averages to 3 stars.

I've been off work sick today and have really been craving some good comfort films to just chill out and watch. I obviously turned to The Last Unicorn, one of my favourite films ever!

I used to go stay round my dad's house every weekend, and I specifically remember that the only VHS he had for me was a copy of You've Been Framed (which cut to Commando half way through) and The Last Unicorn (the collection expanded to the whole first series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when my little brother was born, and a copy of The Pokemon Movie in Flemish by the time my dad had moved to Belgium). God knows where he got The Last Unicorn…

This was... not at all what I expected. I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It's a very simple story, but there's a beautifully melancholy undercurrent which I would never have expected in a children's fantasy. It's full of regret, bittersweet goodbyes, and a sense of complete isolation. I have no idea if I would have liked this as a kid, but as an adult, I found myself really gravitating to the darker themes of the story. The ending was tremendously satisfying, neither too depressing nor unrealistically saccharine. It's not perfect, but it was definitely a pleasant surprise.

How it entered my Flickchart: The Last Unicorn > Stepmom The Last Unicorn < Spanglish The Last Unicorn < Wild…

I remember seeing this as a kid and loved it. I just watched for the first time since with my son. It holds up; I still like it and he really likes it too. This should be an animated class if it's not considered so already.

I remember seeing this as a kid and loved it. I just watched for the first time since with my son. It holds up; I still like it and he really likes it too. This should be an animated class if it's not considered so already.

A wonderful animation feature that always stuck with me since I seen it as a kid. Back then it genuenly disturbed me and not only because of the Red Bull. The wistful way it approached themes and ideas like loneliness, loss and the hopeless search for happiness went over my had back then, but still left a deep impression. Of course it doesn't have the same impact now, but finally understanding the subtext proves the story is still powerful. The terrible music by America doesn't hold up that well, but the animation is just wonderful. No surprise, since the animation studio responsible later evolved into Studio Ghibli.

A two-fer: Christopher Lee (who was in "Castle of Fu Manchu") and Keenan Wynn (who was in both "Laserblast" and "Parts: The Clonus Horror)

For a movie I watched growing up, I had very few concrete details of the movie except the titular unicorn, which is weird. So much of my memory space was taken up with animated movies, the fact I hardly remember anything about "The Last Unicorn" is a weird oversight on my part. Maybe it gave me nightmares and so much time passed from then to now, I don't remember. (It's not like I can remember every single dream I had when I was little) Or maybe I never watched it all the way through. (Also possible.…

This film survives nostalgia. I watched it when I was very young and images stuck to me--not just the Unicorn and the pretty parts, but the darkness and style of it all. I recently watched it on the big screen, revitalized; I was in awe the whole time of how absolutely beautiful the animation and writing is. The themes hit very close if you look deeper into the writing; it's about discovery, friendship, alienation, depression, and willpower. Unique, timeless... and yes, my favorite movie of all time--along with the book.